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BELIEFS AND CUSTOMS 28

contents : From 1870 - 1914 : Beliefs and customs
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Summary: Halloween

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Halloween was an important festival as it was traditionally regarded as the last day before the start of winter. One custom was the placing of nuts on the hearth by different members of the family. Whichever nut jumped first because of the heat indicated the first person to leave home.

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Fireplace in drawing room at Beaulieu House

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